There is no one in American history who has done more to change how the world gets its news, for better or for worse, than Ted Turner. His bold, audacious bet to launch CNN completely transformed the ...

Ted Turner, the media entrepreneur who created CNN, the world’s first 24-hour news network, has died at the age of 87. Turner passed away on Wednesday, surrounded by his family, according to a ...

Media mogul Ted Turner, who pioneered the modern 24-hour news culture when he launched the CNN channel, has died at the age ...

Like reality television, cable news began with lofty ideals and was perverted by pursuit of profit.

Media mogul and CNN founder Ted Turner has died at the age of 87. Born in Cincinnati, Turner built a media empire that included TBS, TNT, and the first 24-hour news channel, CNN. He was the longtime ...

It began in the woods. A kernel of an idea to create CNN came to Ted Turner as he was taking a walk through nature, as former chief operating officer Steve Korn remembers it. Cable and satellite ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. CNN founder Ted Turner, left, is interviewed by Tom Brokaw on "Meet the Press" in 2008. (Alex Wong / Getty Images ) Television ...